Hebrews 12:25

Translations

Modern

See to it that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if the people did not escape when they refused Him who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject Him who warns us from heaven?

Traditional

See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven:

Literal

Watch out, lest you refuse the One speaking. For if they did not escape, having refused the One divinely warning them on earth, much less we, turning away from the One from the heavens,

Latin

Videte ne recusetis loquentem. Si enim illi non effugerunt, recusantes eum, qui super terram loquebatur: multo magis nos, qui de cælis loquentem nobis avertimus.

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English

See to it that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if the people did not escape when they refused Him who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject Him who warns us from heaven?

Notes

Hebrews 12:25

God speaks through his Son, Jesus (Hebrews 1:1 –3). The author compares two situations:

Moses warning people under the old covenant is less serious.
God's warning from heaven is more serious.

If people did not avoid judgment when warned by Moses, those who reject the message of God's Son will definitely not avoid punishment.

Hebrews 12:25–29

This passage serves as the book's final warning, referencing God speaking in Hebrews 2:1 –4, 4:12 –13, 6:4 –8, 10:26 –31, and 12:18 –24.

Theme notes and profiles

Moses Apostasy God’s Judgment of His People Retribution The Law and the Spirit The Old Realm and the New Worship in Jerusalem

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